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Posted on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 : 5:58 a.m.

A look at how some former Michigan football players fared at the NFL Combine

By Kyle Meinke

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Former Michigan punter Zoltan Mesko bench pressed 225 pounds 16 times at the NFL Combine.

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With the first wave of players arriving today in Indianapolis for the NFL Combine -- including Michigan's David Molk -- here's a quick look back at how some notable Wolverines fared over the past few years.

Included is every member of the past two combine classes, as well as the most recent players at center (David Baas), defensive tackle (Terrance Taylor) and receiver (Mario Manningham).

That provides some point of comparison for this year's Michigan class, which includes the center Molk, DT Mike Martin and WR Junior Hemingway.

By the way, that's not a misprint: Former punter Zoltan Mesko did, in fact, bench press at the combine, posting a respectable 16 reps of 225 pounds (which matches Manningham, actually. ... Sorry, Mario).

Mesko, now with the New England Patriots, is one of only three punters to bench at the combine since at least 2004, and we salute him for it.


2011 CLASS

Jonas Mouton
40-yard dash: 4.84 seconds (18th among 20 outside linebackers)
3-cone drill: 7.08 seconds (8th)
20-yard shuttle: 4.34 seconds (T-8th)
Bench press: N/A
Vertical jump: 31.5 inches (T-12th)
Broad jump: 115 inches (T-9th)
Draft result: 2nd round (No. 61 overall) by Chargers

Steve Schilling
40-yard dash: 5.18 seconds (T-3rd among 21 guards)
3-cone drill: 7.73 seconds (T-8th)
20-yard shuttle: 4.62 seconds (T-3rd)
Bench press: 30 reps (2nd)
Vertical jump: 25.5 inches (T-11th)
Broad jump: 98.0 inches (9th)
Draft result: 6th round (No. 201 overall) by Chargers


2010 CLASS

Brandon Graham
40-yard dash: 4.72 seconds (14th among 32 outside linebackers, 9th among 29 defensive ends)
3-cone drill: N/A
20-yard shuttle: N/A
Bench press: 31 reps (4th, 2nd)
Vertical jump: N/A
Broad jump: N/A
Draft result: 1st round (No. 13 overall) by Eagles

Zoltan Mesko
40-yard dash: 4.76 seconds (1st among four punters)
3-cone drill: N/A
20-yard shuttle: N/A
Bench press: 16 reps (2nd among 2 punters)
Vertical jump: N/A
Broad jump: N/A
Draft result: 5th round (No. 150 overall) by Patriots

Brandon Minor
40-yard dash: 4.58 seconds (10th among 28 running backs)
3-cone drill: N/A
20-yard shuttle: N/A
Bench press: N/A
Vertical jump: N/A
Broad jump: N/A
Draft result: Undrafted


The last center ...

David Baas (2005)
40-yard dash: 5.06 seconds (2nd among 9 centers, 3rd among 12 guards)
3-cone drill: 7.52 seconds (2nd, 3rd)
20-yard shuttle: 4.48 seconds (T-1st, 4th)
Bench press: 29 reps (3rd, 5th)
Vertical jump: 29.5 inches (T-7th, T-3rd)
Broad jump: 105 inches (T-3rd, 5th)
Draft result: 2nd round (No. 33 overall) by 49ers


The last defensive tackle...

Terrance Taylor (2009)
40-yard dash: 5.30 seconds (20th of 23 DTs)
3-cone drill: N/A
20-yard shuttle: N/A
Bench press: 37 reps (1st)
Vertical jump: N/A
Broad jump: N/A
Draft result: 4th round (No. 136 overall) by Colts


The last receiver...

Mario Manningham (2008)
40-yard dash: 4.59 seconds (38th of 54 WRs)
3-cone drill: 7.34 seconds (40th)
20-yard shuttle: 4.27 seconds (15th)
Bench press: 16 reps (10th)
Vertical jump: 32 inches (16th)
Broad jump: 117 inches (33rd)
Draft result: 3rd round (No. 95 overall) by Giants

(Note: WR Adrian Arrington also was at the 2008 combine, although his only event was the 40-yard dash. His time was 4.52 seconds)

Kyle Meinke covers Michigan football for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at 734-623-2588, by email at kylemeinke@annarbor.com and followed on Twitter @kmeinke.